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Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,275 Likes: 8 | You really need to talk to your dentist about getting fluoride trays made prior to treatment. They are like mouth guards that you put the fluoride in and put on your teeth for the recommended amount of time. They keep the teeth strong. One problem with radiation is that the teeth lose enamel afterwards and they become brittle. At our hospital, the dental oncologist recommends using the trays for the rest of the patient's life.
Gloria
She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails... Elizabeth Edwards
Wife to John,dx 10/2012, BOT, HPV+, T3N2MO, RAD 70 gy,Cisplatinx2 , PEG in Dec 6, 2012, dx dvt in both legs after second chemo session, Apr 03/13 NED, July 2013 met to lungs, Phase 1 immunotherapy trial Jan 18/14 to July/14. Taxol/carboplatin July/14. Esophagus re-opened Oct 14. PEG out April 8, 2015. Phase 2 trial of Selinexor April to July 2015. At peace Jan 15, 2016.
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